"Tim Canterbury Timothy ""Tim"" Canterbury is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom ""The Office"", portrayed by Martin Freeman. He is a 30-year-old sales representative for the paper merchants, Wernham Hogg. He has a self-deprecating and ironic sense of humour. Tim flirts with, and feels great attraction to, the receptionist Dawn Tinsley. His office nemesis is Gareth Keenan, with whom he regularly exchanges insults and on whom he frequently plays practical jokes. His relationship with his boss David Brent is mixed; at times Tim seems to get along well with David, and often patiently humours Brent's attempts at comedy and"
"David Brent David Brent is a character in the BBC television mockumentary ""The Office"", portrayed by the show's co-creator, co-writer and co-director Ricky Gervais. Brent is a white-collar office middle-manager and the principal character of the series; he is the general manager of the Slough branch of Wernham-Hogg paper merchants and the boss to most other characters in the series. Much of the comedy of the series centres on Brent's many idiosyncrasies, hypocrisies, self-delusions and overt self-promotion. David Brent is the type of boss who wants to be a friend and mentor to those who work for him. He imagines"
"the name of the band came from a line spoken by David Brent, when he says, ""My drinking – does it offend you, yeah good""? David Brent David Brent is a character in the BBC television mockumentary ""The Office"", portrayed by the show's co-creator, co-writer and co-director Ricky Gervais. Brent is a white-collar office middle-manager and the principal character of the series; he is the general manager of the Slough branch of Wernham-Hogg paper merchants and the boss to most other characters in the series. Much of the comedy of the series centres on Brent's many idiosyncrasies, hypocrisies, self-delusions and"
"in an office, with help from Ash Atalla, who was shown a 7-minute video called 'The Seedy Boss'. Thus David Brent was created. Merchant passed this tape on to the BBC's Head of Entertainment Paul Jackson at the Edinburgh Fringe, who then passed it on to Head of Comedy Jon Plowman, who eventually commissioned a full-pilot script from Merchant and Gervais. The first six-episode series of ""The Office"" aired in the UK in July and August 2001 to little fanfare or attention. Word-of-mouth, repeats, and DVDs helped spread the word, building up momentum and anticipation for the second series, also"
"asked if he could interview Gervais in character as David Brent for a brief period in the show. Gervais went on to perform a shortened version of the song ""Freelove Freeway"". The Brent character made two brief appearances in the American version of ""The Office"". In the season 7 episode ""The Seminar"", he meets his American counterpart Michael Scott (Steve Carell) while coming out of an elevator the latter is waiting for. Unsurprisingly, the two are seen to develop an instant rapport. David learns that Michael manages the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin (the paper company that is the equivalent"
"generally nicer and less hard-edged in subsequent seasons. In the seventh-season episode ""The Seminar"", Michael in fact briefly meets David Brent in the lobby and they establish an immediate rapport, joking together and generally signalling that they would have been good friends. Michael Scott (The Office) Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character on NBC's ""The Office"", portrayed by Steve Carell and based on David Brent from the British version of the program. Michael is the central character of the series, serving as the Regional Manager of the Scranton branch of a paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin Inc. from seasons"
"instances are quickly overshadowed by more practical jokes thrown at him by Tim and Dawn. Gareth Keenan Gareth Keenan (born 17 April 1971) is a fictional paper salesman on BBC's comedy ""The Office"". He is portrayed in the series by Mackenzie Crook as a gaunt, self-important team leader proud of his alleged Lieutenant status in the Territorial Army. He spends his days annoying his co-workers at Wernham Hogg with his rigid enforcement of the rules and sycophantic attitude towards David Brent, whom he views as a friend. David Brent often has to correct Keenan over his apparent job title ""Assistant"
"Gareth Keenan Gareth Keenan (born 17 April 1971) is a fictional paper salesman on BBC's comedy ""The Office"". He is portrayed in the series by Mackenzie Crook as a gaunt, self-important team leader proud of his alleged Lieutenant status in the Territorial Army. He spends his days annoying his co-workers at Wernham Hogg with his rigid enforcement of the rules and sycophantic attitude towards David Brent, whom he views as a friend. David Brent often has to correct Keenan over his apparent job title ""Assistant regional manager"" to ""Assistant to the regional manager"". His counterpart on the US series is"
"and ""The Fast Show""'s Colin Hunt. In 2002, Brent gave his opinion of what makes a winner at the FA cup. He said, ""Managing a Premiership football team is a bit like running a successful paper merchants. There's a lot of similarities. I have to pick the right team, I have to lead by example, I have to instil trust and discipline."" Gervais and Stephen Merchant (who co-created the show and the Brent character) put together two videos for Microsoft in the UK entitled ""The Office Values"", in which David Brent is brought in as a motivational speaker. These were"
"Dunder Mifflin Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, Inc. is a fictional paper sales company featured in the American television series ""The Office"". It is analogous to Wernham Hogg in the British original of the series, and Papiers Jennings and Cogirep in the French Canadian and French adaptations respectively. Originally, the company was completely fictitious, but eventually, the brand was used to sell products at Staples and other office supply outlets. Two websites were created to support the fictional company, one with the image of a public website, and one meant to look like the corporation's intranet. NBC sold branded merchandise at"
"Michael Scott (The Office) Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character on NBC's ""The Office"", portrayed by Steve Carell and based on David Brent from the British version of the program. Michael is the central character of the series, serving as the Regional Manager of the Scranton branch of a paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin Inc. from seasons 1 through 7. However, he leaves Dunder Mifflin temporarily to form the Michael Scott Paper Company with Pam and Ryan toward the end of the 5th season and shares a co-managerial position with Jim Halpert during a 6th season arc from ""The"
"aired the first series of ""The Office"", co-written and co-directed by Merchant and Gervais and starring the latter as paper sales office manager David Brent; the show initially received low ratings. Beginning in September 2001, Merchant and Gervais returned to XFM as co-hosts of ""The Ricky Gervais Show"", another Saturday afternoon programme, which led to their fruitful relationship with producer Karl Pilkington. They took a break from the radio show in mid-2002 in order to film the second series of ""The Office"", which aired that year; in addition to writing and directing the show, Merchant made a cameo performance in"
"directly from Microsoft Office, but the current artwork is obtained from completely original sources. Bill Callaghan is one of the major characters used by Brachen in the strip. Callaghan's character portrays an office manager in an IT environment. The dialogue given to Bill by the author balances between pessimism and pragmatism regarding the Red Sox. In order to display the stereotypical Red Sox fan, the current fate of the team determines what attitude is assigned to Bill each day. The author describes Bill as a ""...cross between David Brent in the BBC sitcom The Office and the Dabney Coleman character"
"a UK tour including two sold out nights at Hammersmith Apollo. The current line-up of Foregone Conclusion features Andy Burrows (formerly of Razorlight) on drums, Steve Clarke (formerly DumDums) on bass, Stuart Monkford (formerly DumDums) on guitar and Michael Clarke (formerly Clarksville) on keyboards. Foregone Conclusion Foregone Conclusion is a rock band fronted by the comedian Ricky Gervais as his character David Brent from UK comedy TV series ""The Office"". Formed in Slough before Brent began his career in the paper industry, the band was composed of Brent (vocals and rhythm guitar), Reggie Mental, and Craig ""Mammogram"" Monkford (lead guitar)."
"David Brent: Life on the Road David Brent: Life on the Road is a 2016 British mockumentary comedy film written, directed, and produced by Ricky Gervais and released by Entertainment One. The film stars Gervais as David Brent, a character he played in the BBC television comedy series ""The Office"", who has a film crew that shadows him as he travels up and down the country living his dream of being a rock star. Gervais said, ""This film delves much more into his private life than ""The Office"" ever did and we really get to peel back the layers of"
"was his first fiction. Script adaptation was given to Ian Lauzon and Jean-Philippe Granger was made screenwriter. Like the American ""Office"", improv veterans were called to fill the shoes of some of the original actors. The role of the David Brent boss was entrusted to Antoine Vézina, a performer of the reputed Ligue nationale d'improvisation (LNI), a Quebec-born concept of improvisational theatre and international improv team competition (Quebec, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Italy). Sophie Cadieux, who holds the role corresponding to Dawn Tinsley, has also taken part in the LNI. Paul Ahmarani, playing ""La Job""'s Gareth Keenan, is a great"
"on “permanent vacation.“ Dunder Mifflin Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, Inc. is a fictional paper sales company featured in the American television series ""The Office"". It is analogous to Wernham Hogg in the British original of the series, and Papiers Jennings and Cogirep in the French Canadian and French adaptations respectively. Originally, the company was completely fictitious, but eventually, the brand was used to sell products at Staples and other office supply outlets. Two websites were created to support the fictional company, one with the image of a public website, and one meant to look like the corporation's intranet. NBC sold"
"Jennifer Taylor-Clarke Jennifer Taylor-Clarke is a fictional character on the BBC2 comedy television series ""The Office (UK TV series)"". She is the UK Manager overseeing the Slough and Swindon branches of the fictitious paper merchant, Wernham-Hogg. She is portrayed by Stirling Gallacher. Taylor-Clarke, like Neil Godwin, is seen as a sharp contrast to the lead character of the series, David Brent. She is a competent executive who is often bewildered by the half-witted antics of Brent, who nicknames her Camilla Parker-Bowles. Unlike her subordinate, she appears to be well respected by the majority of the staff at Wernham-Hogg (with the"
"Andy Bernard Andrew Baines Bernard (born in 1973; Walter Bernard, Jr.) is a fictional character from the U.S. comedy television series, ""The Office"". Andy is portrayed by Ed Helms. He has no counterpart in the original British version of the series. He is introduced as the Regional Director in Charge of Sales at the Stamford branch of paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin in the third-season premiere when Jim Halpert transfers, ultimately merging with the Scranton branch in the episode ""The Merger"" later in the season. He becomes Regional Manager at the Scranton branch courtesy of Robert California in the eighth-season"
"Chris Finch Chris Finch (often referred to as ""Finchy or Cloughy"") is a character in the BBC comedy show ""The Office"". He is played by Ralph Ineson. Finch is an outside sales representative for the paper merchant Wernham Hogg, in whose Slough office the show is set, and as such is frequently on the road. He is probably the only character in the series who is genuinely nasty and occasionally turns up at the office, and when he does, the boss David Brent is ecstatic because, in his opinion, ""Finchy"" is a wonderfully charming wag who is constantly coming up"
"National industry leader Les Papiers Jennings, a multinational carton and packaging company, is restructuring. The regional manager of their branch in Côte-de-Liesse, Saint-Laurent, in Montreal, is David Gervais (the name is an homage to Ricky Gervais, and his original character David Brent). He will need to compete with the Terrebonne branch and operate an important effort to avoid the shut-down of their branch. He will also have to cope with occasionally rebellious employees. David is a failed comedian and rocker who also fails to grasp the notion of political correctness. He tends to either make a fool of himself in"
"two 20-minute corporate videos featuring Brent being interviewed by Jeff Merchant (played by Stephen Merchant), a Microsoft employee who becomes increasingly exasperated by Brent's antics. Brent is obviously resentful of the company's success. He believes he has what it takes to become the next managing director of Microsoft and continually drops hints to that effect. While not on general release, the videos emerged on the Internet in 2006. The clips also appeared on certain peer-to-peer networks. Microsoft was unhappy with the leak, stating that the videos ""were never intended to be viewed by the public"". The Office (UK TV series)"
"photo, David finally manages to make his colleagues laugh, with an impersonation of Frank Spencer. Gervais and Stephen Merchant had announced that they would not write a third series of ""The Office"" even after the overwhelming success of the second. In an interview published in ""Heat"" in May 2003, Gervais announced that he and Merchant had begun writing a two-part Christmas special. Merchant joked that it would be the ""same jokes, but with tinsel and David Brent in a Santa outfit"". The episode was filmed between August and September. Scenes set in Florida were filmed in Spain. Anne, Tim's new"
"for at least one more, it would have a suitable heir to John Krasinski’s deadpan throne."" Clark Green Clark Green is a fictional character on the U.S. comedy television series ""The Office"". Clark is portrayed by Clark Duke. He is an original character and has no counterpart in the British version of the series. Clark, along with Pete Miller, is one of two staff members hired as customer service representatives at the Scranton branch of fictitious paper distributor Dunder Mifflin, replacing the outgoing Kelly Kapoor and Ryan Howard at the start of the show's ninth and final season. Little has"
"BBC television series ""The Office"". It was followed by ""Extras"" in 2005. He co-wrote and co-directed both series with Stephen Merchant. In addition to writing and directing the shows, he played the lead roles of David Brent in ""The Office"" and Andy Millman in ""Extras"". He reprised his role as Brent in the comedy film """". Gervais began his stand-up career in the late 1990s. He has performed five multi-national stand-up comedy tours, and wrote the ""Flanimals"" book series. Gervais, Merchant and Karl Pilkington created the podcast, ""The Ricky Gervais Show"", which has spawned various spin-offs starring Pilkington and produced"
"were released on VHS and DVD in the UK on 25 October 2004 by BBC Video. Extra features include an audio commentary on Part 2 by Merchant and Gervais, a retrospective documentary entitled ""The Office: Closed For Business"", the full video for Brent's version of ""If You Don't Know Me By Now"", a featurette about the cast and crew collecting the Golden Globes, and a studio version of ""Freelove Freeway""—Brent's song from Series 1, Episode 4. It was released in the United States on 16 November 2004 with the same special features. The Office Christmas specials ""The Office"" Christmas Specials"
"Le Bureau Le Bureau is a 2006 French television show written and directed by Nicolas & Bruno. It is a French adaptation of the popular British television series ""The Office"". ""Le Bureau"" adapted the scripts of the original British series, changing character names and many cultural references. It takes place in Villepinte, a business park in the northeast suburbs of Paris. The series stars François Berléand as Gilles Triquet, France's version of David Brent. Another notable actor, Jérémie Elkaïm of ""Presque rien"" fame, also stars in the series playing the French version of Tim Canterbury. Filming with the French cast"
"Pete Miller Peter Zachary ""Plop"" Miller is a fictional character on the U.S. comedy television series ""The Office"". Pete is portrayed by Jake Lacy. He is an original character and has no counterpart in the British version of the series, though his character is noted as having several parallels to Jim Halpert, who in turn is based on Tim Canterbury on the British series. Pete, along with Clark Green, is one of two staff members hired as customer service representatives at the Scranton branch of fictitious paper distributor Dunder Mifflin, replacing the outgoing Kelly Kapoor and Ryan Howard at the"
"British Comedy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Three years after the documentary that made them famous, a different documentary crew revisits the office to see what the staff members are doing now. After being made redundant from Wernham Hogg, David Brent (Ricky Gervais) is now a travelling salesman who, following a failed single release of a cover of ""If You Don't Know Me By Now,"" leeches off what little fame he has in a series of demeaning nightclub appearances alongside minor celebrities (such as Howard from the Halifax ads and Bubble from ""Big Brother""). Dawn Tinsley (Lucy Davis) lives"
"the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"" (as Pharaoh) and ""Amadeus"" (as Mozart). After school he went on to train as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Patrick is known for his portrayal of David Brent's suave and charming nemesis, Neil Godwin, in the BBC's hit comedy-mockumentary series, ""The Office"". He appeared in the second and final series of the award-winning show, as well as the subsequent ""The Office Christmas Special"". In addition to ""The Office"", Patrick has appeared in various films and television shows, including ""Bodies"", ""Kidnap and Ransom"", as Philip Shaffer, ITV (2011), ""Alpha Male"", """", ""Beyond"
"Stanley Hudson Stanley James Hudson is a fictional character from the US television series ""The Office"". He is played by Leslie David Baker. Stanley has no direct counterpart in the UK series. His closest counterpart is Malcolm, as he is given some of Malcolm's lines in the pilot, and is frequently openly critical of Michael Scott throughout the series (as Malcolm was of David Brent). Stanley Hudson is a sales representative for the fictional paper distributor Dunder Mifflin. Stanley is a serious, hardworking, but a thoroughly grumpy and disgruntled employee so lacking in interest in his surroundings that in one"
"business. At first, he worked for his brothers, David Dudley Field Jr. and Matthew Dickinson Field. In 1838, he accepted an offer from his brother Matthew to become his assistant in the paper manufacturing venture, the Columbia Mill, in Lee, Massachusetts. In Spring 1840, he went into business by himself, manufacturing paper in Westfield, Massachusetts. The same year, he became a junior partner in the E. Root & Co., a wholesale paper firm based in New York with responsibilities to oversee clients and conduct sales away from New York. After six months, E. Root & Co. failed leaving large debts."
"banjo? It's one of Andy's many mysteries, not all of which I even understand."" Prior to the episode's airing, NBC set up a web site for the new Michael Scott Paper Company at www.michaelscottpapercompany.com, which included a mission statement for the company, photos of the new office space and a downloadable copy of the coupon for ""unparalleled customer service"" featured in the episode. The official website for ""The Office"" included four cut scenes from ""Michael Scott Paper Company"" within a week of the episode's original release. In one 85-second clip, Dwight and Andy pretend to shoot, stab and throw grenades"